Like you and me, only better
A Louisiana sheriff is pulled over for speeding, shows his ass and gets a ticket:
After an exchange with the trooper — Deen says he was just “asking for consideration” from a fellow lawman — the trooper instead issued him a ticket for driving 84 mph — 14 mph over the limit.
The incident was recorded by a camera in the state trooper’s cruiser and was made public Wednesday when KTBS Channel 3 news aired the video of the sheriff becoming angry with the trooper.
“Law enforcement people don’t issue law enforcement people tickets. … You come to Bossier and I’ll issue you one,” Deen says to the trooper on the videotape.
The trooper asks Deen if he wants to speak to his supervisor. Deen says he does not.
Taking Deen’s comments as a threat, the trooper speaks with his supervisor and issues Deen the ticket instead of a warning.
So far, so good. However:
Texas Judge Hugh Taylor charged him the minimum fine of $1 plus court expenses.
$1? How much if it had been me?
August 6th, 2004 at 4:14 pm
So good to see a story from back home. Looks like things haven’t changed:
1) Louisiana public officials are fools
2) Don’t mess with Texas
August 6th, 2004 at 11:24 pm
You just have to be a part of their elite class of citizens to understand.